running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
nothing but; none other than
to be touching; to be moving
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to be hesitant; to feel timid
starting point; point of departure
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
salary reduction; salary cut
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
lately; recently; these days
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
remaining silent; keeping secret
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
safety division (e.g. of the police); security division; public peace department
isolation room; quarantine room; isolation ward
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
initial stage; early period; early days; early years
measure to win someone over to one's side
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack